Episode 99

Ep 099 - Tips on Picking Promo Items Post-Pandemic - with The Promo Guy Swire Ho

Live events are back! Should you buy the same promo items you did in the past? What has changed, and what are the best tips?

Proud to have Swire Ho as my guest! Swire is the owner of Garuda Promo, a leading promotional products company. He shares the tips and advice for what to expect and what to do to create a successful strategy for your upcoming virtual and live events!

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team earned a Score award in 2009, for small business success. He decided to sell Hellman Production in 2013 to focus exclusively on the promotional product industry.

Connect with Swire Ho!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garudapromo/โ€‹โ€‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ Facebook: http://facebook.com/garudapromoโ€‹โ€‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ Website: http://www.garudapromo.comโ€‹โ€‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ Twitter: http://twitter.com/Garuda_Swireโ€‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swire-ho-thepromoguy-6b9

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Jim Cermak

Jim Cermak - Podcast Host & "Professor" at Trade Show University - has over 25 years of marketing, consulting and training experience. Plus he has planned, exhibited and attended hundreds of trade shows. His energy and passion for helping companies succeed at their shows is what fueled him to start the Trade Show University podcast.